Northern Athabaskan Languages

Northern Athabaskan Languages

Northern Athabaskan is a geographic sub-grouping of the Athabaskan language family spoken in the northern part of North America, particularly in Alaska and the Yukon. The Northern Athabaskan language group has 31 languages that can be divided into seven geographic subgroups.

Read more about Northern Athabaskan Languages:  Southern Alaskan, Central Alaska–Yukon, Northwestern Canada, Tsetsaut, Central British Columbia, Sarsi, Kwalhioqua–Tlatskanai, Bibliography

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